College Composition I

Course Number

ENG 111B

Credits

3

Lab Hours

15

Lecture Hours

45

Course Description

Develops fluent, effective, and confident writers. Practices the process of composing; generating ideas; shaping and evaluating writing. Uses reading and language awareness to further the development of writing. ENG 111B is intended to only be taken in a learning community combination. Credit may be earned in only one of: ENG 111, ENG 111A, ENG 111B, ENG 111C or ENG 111H. (45-15)

Outcomes and Objectives

Write effectively for appropriate rhetorical situations.Objectives:

Use the writing process: pre-write, write, and revise.

Write with clarity.

Select, organize, and present details to support a main idea.

Use generalizations and details effectively.

Read effectively.Objectives:

Demonstrate the ability to derive meaning of text from multiple perspectives.

Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between the meaning one makes of a text and the author’s intended purpose.

Show comprehension by accurately paraphrasing and summarizing a wide variety of texts.

Develop critical thinking skills.Objectives:

Explore the relationships among language, knowledge, and power.

Develop critical thinking skills and apply them to reading texts.

Demonstrate intermediate skills for information literacy, including accessing, analyzing, and using resources.